Matrix Software founder Michael Erlewine helped to revolutionize modern computerized astrology back in the early '70s. An archivist of popular culture, Erlewine pioneered Internet content by founding the All Music Guide, All Movie Guide, All Game Guide, and ClassicPosters.com, today some of the most popular entertainment sites on the web. In recent years, Michael Erlewine has found time to work with astrology once again, producing the StarTypes series of astrological programs. Combining tarot card-like graphic with astrological wisdom is something Erlewine has always wanted to do. "This is astrology as I like it, with lots of images to spark my imagination," he writes, "I hope you enjoy these programs as much as I do."

Matrix is pleased to present a new collection of e-books by Michael Erlewine. Those of you who have followed Michael's astrological career know that he is a pioneer often on the cutting-edge of astrology exploring both new techniques and new philosophical approaches to astrology. These new e-books, an adjunct to the StarTypes software he has recently developed, are again challenging traditional thinking and attempt to move astrology into a new century. We hope you find them interesting.

Michael Erlewine believes that a picture is worth 1,000 words, as the old saying goes, and his e-books show it; they are filled with full-color diagrams and illustrations. Erlewine writes: "Printers don't want to do color anymore, at least in any quantity. These e-books contain thousands of full-color illustrations, many of them Astro*Image cards, which are tarot-cards for astrologers."

Spirit Grooves is a channel of half-hour shows hosted by Michael Erlewine on alternative awareness that will launch in March of 2013 to an audience of some 540,000 viewers. This segment is on the role of eclipses and their psychological and emotional effect on us. It combines the traditions of both western astronomy and astrology with that of the Tibetan Buddhists and and Chinese culture.

Spirit Grooves is a channel of half-hour shows hosted by Michael Erlewine on alternative awareness that will launch in March of 2013 to an audience of some 540,000 viewers. This segment is on the role of eclipses and their psychological and emotional effect on us. It combines the traditions of both western astronomy and astrology with that of the Tibetan Buddhists and and Chinese culture.

Spirit Grooves is a channel of half-hour shows hosted by Michael Erlewine on alternative awareness that will launch in March of 2013 to an audience of some 540,000 viewers. This segment is on the role of eclipses and their psychological and emotional effect on us. It combines the traditions of both western astronomy and astrology with that of the Tibetan Buddhists and and Chinese culture.

Spirit Grooves is a channel of half-hour shows hosted by Michael Erlewine on alternative awareness that will launch in March of 2013 to an audience of some 540,000 viewers. This segment is on the role of eclipses and their psychological and emotional effect on us. It combines the traditions of both western astronomy and astrology with that of the Tibetan Buddhists and and Chinese culture.

Spirit Grooves: "The Vision of the Eclipse"
By Michael Erlewine
Video 32:20 minutes

Spirit Grooves is a channel of half-hour shows hosted by Michael Erlewine on alternative awareness that will launch in March of 2013 to an audience of some 540,000 viewers. This segment is on the role of eclipses and their psychological and emotional effect on us. It combines the traditions of both western astronomy and astrology with that of the Tibetan Buddhists and and Chinese culture.

The traditional astrology chart combined with the astronomical chart for the solar system triangulates to create a 3-D perspective on a birth moment. Geocentric and heliocentric astrology, separate for some 400 years, come together to empower the astrology of the 21st Century.

A series of articles on the active Sun, including solar flares, CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) events, and related phenomena from an astrological point of view, how these massive solar events affect us personally, psychologically, and spiritually.

Being twelve articles on the basics of mind training and dharma practice presented in an informal way. Included are complete instructions for Shamata sitting meditation and Tonglen, two classic mind training methods.

The first in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This volume covers close-up and macro technique, equipment, in-the-field use, and even motivation and the spirit of this kind of photography. Included extensive detail on focus stacking and the creation of mini-panoramas.This is a companion book to the second volume in this series on macro and close-up lens, their specs, photos, and photos taken through with the lenses.

The second volume in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This book has detailed specifications on 42 of the finest lenses used for macro and close-up photography on Nikon systems. Photos of the lens itself and several ultra-close-up photos through each lens are included. This is a companion book to the first volume in this series on macro and close-up photography technique and equipment.

In May of 2008 I was asked to be part of a video crew to film the first visit to the U.S. by His Holiness, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa and the head of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, much as the 14th Dalai Lama is head of the Gelugpa Lineage. He came to his seat in North Americal at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) in the mountains above Woodstock, New York...
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s the interest in folk music and its roots in rural America and the European Continent reached a high pitch as thousands of young adults crisscrossed America documenting folksongs and sharing authentic music. Folklore societies sprung up at many major campuses. This was a folk revival, one that has not been repeated since. But old English and Scottish ballads were not the only music discovered during this time. There was another even more indigenous music that needed no revival. In fact this music was very much alive and probably playing somewhere just across town, separated only by a racial curtain: modern city blues. This article is about the heyday of folk music in the late 1950s and early 1960s and something about how white America discovered the blues.

Science Fiction. This is an extended (non-standard) treatment for film that is in the general lineage of “Blade Runner,” a no-tongue-in-cheek drama, with no camp. A finished screenplay also exists, but to get an initial impression, it is hoped that this treatment will suffice. The film takes places in the future, but not very far into the future.

The Loss of Substance: Stories and Notes on Addiction
33 pages, 9 illustrations

A first-person and candid look at some of the most common addictions we humans succumb to: nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, eating meat, and overeating, along with ideas on how they might be handled.

This book documents the author’s personal journey in dharma practice, particularly as regards learning Mahamudra meditation. This volume includes much of the previous book “The Lama of Appearances,” and then adds more recent experiences, plus an introduction to learning about Buddhism and how to approach it.

Nature in the Backyard was written as a photographic introduction for the author's grandchildren to the world of nature, in particular the critters living in our own backyard, nearby parks, meadows, streams, ponds, and forests. Many of the more common frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, butterflies, beetles, spiders, and others are included, complete with hi-res macro photos and details on where to find them, what they eat, and how to (or not to) handle them...
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The Lama of Appearances provides an introduction to an important Tibetan teaching that is little known here in the West, and that is that nature herself, the world of appearances, is a perfect reflection of the mind, and can be a trusted guide to learning and practicing dharma, in particular where there is no dharma teacher available...
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Author Michael Erlewine writes:
"Poetry for me has been a way to record my inner changes and spiritual experiences. I don't write poetry that often, but when I do it is always in response to some inner realization or other, something I am going through that finally becomes clear to me... Read More

Most dharma practitioners have a meditation or practice schedule based on the lunar calendar, including not only New and Full Moon times, but exact times for the 30 lunar days in each lunar month. Here is a 150-year lunar calendar (1900-2054) that provides the following information for each lunar day: Day of Week ....
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In the long history of astronomy eclipses are perhaps the preeminent celestial phenomena, visually striking in their effect and witnessed by all humanity. It is no wonder that astrology, the cultural form of astronomy, has built up a long history on the lore of the eclipse and what they mean for nations and in natal charts of individuals...
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I have been doing astrological readings for some forty-plus years. Back in the day, my most-used book was a little volume by Hugh McCraig called the "200-Year Ephemeris," which basically was a list of geocentric planets giving the planet positions at the first of each month...
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I have been doing astrological readings for some forty-plus years. Back in the day, my most-used book was a little volume by Hugh McCraig called the "200-Year Ephemeris," which basically was a list of geocentric planets giving the planet positions at the first of each month. Each month has a 360-degree open chart when with planets and aspect patterns...
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I have been doing astrological readings for some forty-plus years. Back in the day, my most-used book was a little volume by Hugh McCraig called the "200-Year Ephemeris," which basically was a list of geocentric planets giving the planet positions at the first of each month. Each month has a 360-degree open chart when with planets and aspect patterns.
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StarTypes is life-path astrology, interpreting large-scale planetary patterns in the sky above and charting the dharma or life path of an individual and their primary relationship role down here on earth. And you don’t have to be an astrologer to understand this book...
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Astrology of the Heart will be of particular interest to the counseling astrologer or those astrologers who want to understand the shamanic nature of astrology at a deeper level. Many books are available about standard astrological techniques, but few about the inner meaning of astrology,
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The heart of modern astrology is all about aspects between the Sun, Moon, and planets, a technique passed down from the ancient Greeks. All astrologers use aspects. What is not so well understood is the importance of looking at both right and left-handed aspects, what are called full-phase or mirror aspects... Read More

Perhaps no astrological factor has more different opinions and less agreement among astrologers than the phenomenon of retrograde motion, the fact that from the earth's view all planets appear to move backward in reverse motion through the zodiac, one or more times a year... Read More

This is a complete course in astrology from astrologer Michael Erlewine. Author Erlewine, who is an award-winning archivist and director of the Heart Center Astrological Library, the largest astrology library in North America open for research, has over 40 years experience...
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Astrology is all about nodes. Nodes are sensitive points in the natal chart that can be interpreted. Obvious examples of nodes are the Nodes of the Moon. The Ascendant, Midheaven, Vertex, and other sensitive horoscope points are nodes. The 12 House Cusps are also nodes. The planetary orbits also create a system of... Read More

This 415-page book contains 360 Astro*Images, which are tarot-cards for astrology covering all of the traditional 3-way planetary combinations as used by professional astrologers. In addition to the Astro*Image cards are full written text interpretations... Read More

This 332-page book contains 276 Astro*Images, which are tarot-cards for astrology covering all the major house system combinations used by professional astrologers. In addition to the Astro*Image cards, are 552 written text interpretations... Read More

This 850-page book contains 765 Astro*Images, which are tarot-cards for astrology covering all the major planetary combinations using the sixteen standard aspects. In addition to the Astro*Image cards, are 1485 written text interpretations... Read More

Founded by author/astrologer Michael Erlewine, Local Space is one of the main relocation techniques used by professional astrologers around the globe. Here is a quote from this definitive book.
"Local Space is no 'subtle plane,' but a personal landscape painted in bold and clear strokes and tailor-made to fit the psyche... Read More

In the tradition of astrology the Sun and Moon are called "The Lights," and this Sun-Earth-Moon relationship is a topic seldom covered in much detail, much less in any real depth. Mother Moon not only covers both the exoteric nature of the Moon (what science and tradition knows about it), but also the esoteric... Read More

What happens when a Western businessman asks his dharma teacher a simple question and is told that to get the answer to that question he is to go to Tibet that very summer and find His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, the high lama on which the movie "The Golden Child" was based? What if this businessman and his wife... Read More

Feng Shui is superficially about adjusting the living space around you so that you can live more fully, moving things around, and so on. More importantly Feng Shui is about learning to pay attention to the signals and signs your body has been getting all along — becoming aware of them and acting on this awareness... Read More

Astrologer Michael Erlewine pioneered deep-space astrology back in 1976 when he published his book "Astrophysical Directions," a book long out of print and selling for $300 on Amazon.com. This is an updated version from Erlewine himself of that classic work with all new illustrations... Read More

Tibet, often called the spiritual and physical "roof of the world" has been the source of great inspiration to Westerners for over two centuries. Is Tibetan astrology as profound as its spiritual teachings? Well-known astrologer Michael Erlewine has spent the last thirty years finding out, including two trips to Tibet and China... Read More

In Tibetan astrology and geomancy the Sa-Dak are the spirits that surround and protect a particular place, the lords of that land — the Earth Lords. In the Tibetan and Chinese traditions, every place, that is: every mountain, stream, and canyon is something... Read More

A collection 101 articles on posters including 43 interview plus sections on the principal poster sets and lists of the most popular bands, venues, artists and promoters in various parts of the country and world.

A collection of 43 articles on posters by Michael Erlewine on their collection, value, history, archiving, storing, and you-name-it. Also some poster artists bios, terminology, artistic critiques - a veritable smorgasbord of information about valuable concert music posters. Open the PDF and read the table of contents.

An introduction to macro and close-up photography including focus stacking, the technique, equipment involved, examples of stacked photos, problems encountered in focus stacking, processing, and more. This 2nd edition includes a large section on macro terms, techniques, equipment, etc., answers to some of the questions many of you have been writing me with who would like to learn more about nature close-up and macro photography.